The Outcasts
Published on 16. September 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-340-88212-2 (ISBN)
Description
Iz and Joe never get to go on school trips, especially not residential ones. They don't mean to get themselves excluded, but still no one ever wants to take them. Mia isn't usually included in anything. She just doesn't see the world in the same way that other people do. Helen doesn't know if she'll be able to go on the trip. Her brothers and sisters often don't leave her any time to herself. And Chris wouldn't have gone, either, if he'd known what he was letting himself in for. This particular trip will take them further than any of them had imagined ...
Reviews / Votes
Comments from NASEN award judges: 'An exciting story with lots of cliffhangers.' 'It's a great cover which makes you want to pick it up.' TES this absorbing adventure story ... would provoke much useful discussion among KS3 students, both in the classroom and within a smaller book-group context. School Librarian A Dog for Life: 'Children of eight to 11 will love it. And so did I.' Telegraph Fish: 'Stunning debut novel' The Glasgow Herald powerful and often surreal tale Western Gazette the fable-like quality of the telling has a subdued power. Linda Newbury, TESMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Young adult
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-88212-2 (9780340882122)
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Person
L.S. Matthews, a Goldsmiths' College graduate, worked briefly in publishing and then in education, before becoming a full-time writer. She lives in Dorset with her husband and two children.